Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Storm
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Walker
League: Mid-Atlantic Prep
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: none

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Samuel Rodgers Senior ATH 5.0 [Syracuse]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -3.7
2010 National Rank: #9031
2010 State Rank: #395 (in PA)
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2011 Starting Power Rating: -5.5
2011 National Rank: #9488
2011 State Rank: #411 (in PA)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8927
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 14-32 (5-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 21.6
2010 Points Against Average: 29.8
2010 Differential: -8.2
2010 Wins: #10240 Peddie (Hightstown, NJ) (27-21), #11422 Kiski (Saltsburg) (33-26), #11601 United Military Academy (Pittsburgh) (30-14), #11874 Spingarn (Washington, DC) (51-32)
2010 Losses: #3014 Landon (Bethesda, MD) (34-14), #3060 Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ) (21-14), #4214 Hill (Pottstown) (35-7), #5234 Hun (Princeton, NJ) (48-0), #6612 Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ) (37-18)
2010 Opponents W-L: 36-40
Recent League Championships: 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/23/10 United Military Academy (Pittsburgh) (30-14), 10/30/10 Peddie (Hightstown, NJ) (27-21), 11/6/10 Kiski (Saltsburg) (33-26)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/10 Cleveland Knights (Cleveland, OH), 9/17 at Landon (Bethesda, MD), 9/24 Hun (Princeton, NJ), 10/1 at Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ), 10/8 at Blair Academy (Blairstown, NJ), 10/15 Hill (Pottstown), 10/22 Spingarn (Washington, DC), 10/29 Peddie (Hightstown, NJ), 11/5 Kiski (Saltsburg)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Landon (Bethesda, MD) (21.2), Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ) (19.6), Hun (Princeton, NJ) (10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland Knights (Cleveland, OH) (-20.3), Kiski (Saltsburg) (-14.8), Spingarn (Washington, DC) (-12.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #316
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7969
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/10 Cleveland Knights (Cleveland, OH) [projection: 34-17 win]



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